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by Soccer America
"We only seriously considered [Portugal coach Luiz Felipe] Scolari and [Manchester City's Sven-Goran] Eriksson. We've sorted out the details with Eriksson, and we are about to confirm him." -- Mexican soccer federation President Justino Compean indicates that former England national team coach, the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson, who most recently coached ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
When the USA faces England at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday (TV: ESPN Classic, live, 3 p.m. ET, Galavision, 7 p.m. ET/PT), the players up top must step up. U.S. coach Bob Bradley at the very least must find a suitable attacking companion for Landon Donovan (or a tandem to free ...
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by Soccer America
[EURO '08 COUNTDOWN] Tuesday was the final day for players to impress European national team coaches before they must cut their rosters for the European Championship down to 23 players on Wednesday. No player made a better case for himself than Bafetimbi Gomis, who scored two spectacular goals in his ...
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by Soccer America
[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] Leslie Osborne, a key midfielder for the U.S. women's national team, is out of contention for a berth on the Olympic team after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during training last Thursday at The Home Depot Center, in Carson, Calif.
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by Soccer America
[WPS] Women's Professional Soccer, the new women's pro league, announced plans to add a team in Philadelphia in 2010. It hopes to play in the new soccer stadium expected to open in Chester, Pa., in 2010, the same year an MLS Philadelphia expansion team will begin play.
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by Soccer America
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Canadian qualifying play for the new Concacaf Champions League opened Tuesday at Stade Saputo, the new home of the Montreal Impact, where Toronto FC defeated the USL-1 club, 1-0, on Puerto Rican defender Marco Velez's goal off a cross from Frenchman Laurent Robert in the 72nd minute.
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by Soccer America
[FIFA] The controversial ban on international matches played at high altitude has been provisionally shelved by FIFA's executive committee.
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by Soccer America
[HALL OF FAME] Veteran Newark Star-Ledger sportswriter Ike Kuhns has been selected to receive the 2008 Colin Jose Media Award and will be honored during the National Soccer Hall of Fame's Induction 2008 Weekend Aug. 1-3 in Oneonta, N.Y.
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by Soccer America
[OFF THE POST] Juan Carlos Bazalar and his son, Alonso, played together in midfield for Cienciano in its 3-2 win over Juan Aurich in the Peruvian First Division on Sunday. The 40-year-old Juan Carlos has played for the Peruvian national team, including appearances at last year's Copa America. Alonso, 18, ...
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by Soccer America
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions, They include college coaching opportunities, as well as opportunities in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
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